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Videos – Leading The Necessary[r]Evolution for Sustainable Food Systems AMPLIFIED

Posted by admin  |  August 14, 2012

All 17 videos are in the Youtube playlist above.

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#ThinkFood: Washington Post Live Brings “Future of Food” Summit to Vermont

Posted by admin  |  August 6, 2012

What is the future of food? That’s a question Vermonters have been asking – and answering – throughout the state’s history. Never has that question – and those answers – been more important. The Washington Post Live has started a … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Breakthrough Leaders Program in Sustainable Food Systems

Posted by admin  |  August 2, 2012

Guest blog post from Sheree Martin, student in our June 2012 Breakthrough Leaders Program for Sustainable Food Systems. She is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, a lawyer, and grew up on … Continue reading →

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Is posting calorie counts on restaurant menus enough to make us healthier?

Posted by admin  |  July 19, 2012

Guest blog post from Rachel K. Johnson, Ph.D., R.D., Professor of Nutrition at the University of Vermont. Dr. Johnson is Vice Chair of the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee and a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and … Continue reading →

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Farmer Training Program Graduate Talks About Being a Beginning Farmer

Posted by admin  |  July 17, 2012

Guest blog post from Jamie DePalma, a graduate of the 2011 Farmer Training Program at UVM. This year’s program started in May 2012. Over the course of six months aspiring farmers and food systems advocates engage in a hands-on, skill-based education … Continue reading →

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